Protective hood for aeroplane pilots



A. E. LOGAN.

PROTECTIVE HOOD FOR AEROPLANE PILOTS. l

APPLlCATION FILED APR-23. 1918.

1,327,339', l Patented Jan.6,1920.'

2 SHEETS-SHEET I- @Hotmail j A. E.'LOGAN.

PROTECTIVE HOOD FOR AEROPLANE PILOTS. APPLlcATIoN FILED Amas. 191s.

1,327,339, mentea Jan. 6,1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- a f collapsible `Hoods for Aero lane Pilots, followin V ANNA E. LOGAN, vvOIE BIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY.

PROTECTIVE OOD FOR AEBOPLANE PILOTS.

apnmi@ mea April 23, 191s. seriaiNo. 230,257.

To all whom it may G01/wem.'

Be it known that I, ANNA- E. LOGAN, a

citizen of the yUnited States, residin atl I Ridgewood, in the county of Bergen,

tate of New Jersey, 'have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Protective of which the is a escription, reference being had to t e accompanying drawing and to the ligure's of reference marked thereon.

My invention` relates to improvements in protective hoods for aeroplane pilots.

The object of my invention is to provide cover the cock-pit of an..aeroplane car, so constructed and arranged that the operator of the aeroplane can readily open or close the same with one hand.

`Another 'obj ect of my invention is to 'provide a collapsible hood adapted to fold wholly within the body of the car, so that it 'will not interefere withl the normal operation of the machine. when not in use, and

' will not obstruct the view of the operator.

A still further object ofmy invention is to provide a hood of this character which is simple in construction and operation, and at the same time provide a hood which can be 'attached to plane without any modification thereof.

In theaccompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a Side.. elevation, partly in s'ection, of an aeroplane car, showing my imi l proved hood applied thereto covering the view,

cock-rit; Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional showing more fully the means for connecting the leaves of thehood; y

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section, taken on the line 3-3 ef Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a lon 'tudinal vertical sectional view, showing the hood in its .forwarded folded position;\a1id l Fig. 5 is adet l sectional view showing the rigid leaf formingthe bearings for the specification of Letters ratent.

hood adapted to completely.

the car of the ordinary aero-- Patenten Jan'. c, 1920.'

upwardly turned is provided with the usual binding of flanges 3, having a covering 'or leather or and prevents injury to the operator in entering or leaving the .can

Secured to the ange 3 cock-pit 2 is one leaf 5 of my improved hood 6, which as shown is of a semi-circular form, gradually tapering inwardly to the point, through which passes a pivot 7. The pivot 7, as Sshown, also 'of the cock-pit, which forms a more rigid bearing -for theAA pivot and upon which the numerous other leaves are pivotally mounted and which I will now describe.

rubber'4, which forms a cushionpasses through the fiange 3l l The pivot 7 has a series of leaves-'8 pivotally mounted thereon, of the same shape as the leaf 5 except that each succeeding leaf is slightly' smaller in circumference than the preceding one, so that they :will telescope one Withmthe other, as shown in Fig.l 4 of the drawings. Theleaf 5-is provided on its inner face adjacent itsupper edge withinwardly extending pins 10 in the succeeding leaf, whereby the leaves. are adapted to telescope and yet are prevented from moving too far or beyondl preceding leaf, as fully shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. Each of the several: leaves composing the hood, is rovided with the slots and pins, 'so that w en the leaves are extended a solid protective hood is form completely covering the cock-pit, as shown in Fig. l of the l drawings.

The, innermost) leaf 1l is rigidly secured to the pivot 7, and said pivotl on the inside of the leaf is provided "with a crank or handle 12,rigidly secured thereto, by means' of which the pivot is rotated in the flange 3 ofthe car. By having the leaf 11 rigidly secured tothe shaft 7 it will be seen that when the numerous leaves are in the position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the turning of the handle 12 moves the leaf upwardly. When the pins of the next leaf reach the ends of the slots, said next leaf is moved upwardly and eachsucceeding leaf moves the 'next leaf throughthe medium of the slots and'pins, until they are all in their telescoped position, one'within` the other, as shown'in Fig. 4 of the drawings. When in Y the last mentioned position v,it will be seen that the whole hood is below y'the ange surrounding the cock-pitan'd is outof the Way of the operator.

the

6o' at the front of the leaf 5 secured to the flange would form the bearing for the pivots Y and the operation would be the same. The leaves, as heretofore stated, are operated in succession by the innermost leaf rigidly secured to the pivot, so that all that is necessary to either open or close the hood is to oscillate the pivot through the medium of the handlel2.

The handle l2, as shown, is. at a point about midway the ends of the cock-pit and within easy reach of the operator occupying the seat l5, sothatf'vvith one hand he can instantly close or open the hood and when opened up the operator is completely covered within the cock-pit. l

By having the pivot 9 supported solely by theA leaf 5, the hood lcan be completely assembled, and in attaching it to the car all that is necessary is to securely fasten the leaf 5 to the flange surrounding the cock-pit and the hood is ready for use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is: v

l. rllhe combination of the cock pit of an aeroplane, a series of leaves pivoted together and to said cock pit and telescoping to form a hood therefr when extended, interconnections carried by said leaves whereby they open and close eachy other, and means for opening or closing the leaves.

2. The combination of the cock pit of an aeroplane, a series of leaves pivoted together and to said cock pit and telescoping to form a hood therefor when extended, one of said leaves being iixed'tol the pivot, means for oscillating said pivot,- and means carried by the leaves whereby they open or close each other.

3. The combination of the cock pit of an aeroplane, a series of ieaves having a common pivot 'on said cock pit and telescoping to form a hood therefor` when extended, means for oscillating said pivot, and means connecting said leaves for folding`the same Leaves@ or opening them by the oscillation of said pivot.

4. The combination with the car of an aeroplane, of a semi-circular leaf secured thereto at the front of the cock-pit, pivotsloosely mounted in the ends of said leaf,

leaves loosely mounted upon said pivots, and having pin and slot connections with each other, the inner leaf rigidly carried by the pivots, and means for oscillating one of said pivots whereby the leaf rigidly carried by the pivot is moved to cause the opening Y the' inner leaf rigidly supported by the pivots, pin and slot connections between the leaves, and means for oscillating one ofsaid pivots for opening and closing the leaves throu h the medium of the leaf rigidly carried t ereby.

7 rlChe combination with the' car ofan aeroplane, of a series of semi-circular leaves having observation openings, pivots ,con-l necting the ends of said leaves, so that v they may telescope, the outer leaf rigidly supported by the car at the front of the cockp it, the inner 'leaf rigidly supported by the plvots, pin and slot connections between the leaves, and a handle carried by the inner end of one of the pivots for oscillating the same for opening and closing the leaves through the medium of the rigidly carried leaf.

8. A hood of thecharacter described, cornprising a semi-circular leaf adaptedY to fbe rigidly supported, pivots carried thereby, semi-circular leaves loosely mounted on said pivots and telescoping, a leaf rigidly car riedby the pivots, pin and slot connections between the leaves, said yleaves having observation openings, and a handle carried by the inner end of one of the pivots for osclllating the same for opening and closing the leaves through the medium of the rigidly carried leaf. f

ln testimony whereof, l aiiix my signature.

ANN A EHLOGAN. 

